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November 2, 2011

The European Commission encourages the digitisation of culture

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Europäische Kommission fördert Digitalisierung des Kulturerbes | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.21_Europaeische_Kommission_foerdert_Digitalisierung_des_Kulturerbes?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20111110] An EC Recommendation issued on 28 October 2011 is urging Member States to intensify their efforts and involve the private sector to help in digitising cultural material in order to improve the exposure and stocks of Europe’s digital library Europeana. […]

October 19, 2011 · Blogs

EDRi-gram – Number 9.20, 19 October 2011

October 19, 2011

European action week on airline passenger surveillance

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Europäische Aktionswoche gegen Fluggastüberwachung | www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.20_Europaeische_Aktionswoche_gegen_Fluggastueberwachung?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20111028] Credit card details, hotel bookings, IP addresses, mobile phone numbers, and travel details: all this information is currently being transferred to law enforcement agencies in third countries. The storage and automatic processing of our data is supposed to enable law enforcement agencies […]

October 19, 2011

The latest developments on ACTA in the European Parliament

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Europäisches Parlament: Aktueller Stand bei ACTA | www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.20_Europaeisches_Parlament_Aktueller_Stand_bei_ACTA?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20111028] After long, opaque and undemocratic negotiations, the Anti-Counterfeiting Agreement (ACTA) is making its first steps into the European Parliament. The long process of the ratification of ACTA, which will need to overcome the hurdles created by votes in all 27 […]

October 19, 2011

German police accused of using a Trojan backdoor for interceptions

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Deutsche Polizei soll Trojaner für Online-Durchsuchungen eingesetzt haben | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.20_Deutsche_Polizei_soll_Trojaner_fuer_Online_Durchsuchungen_eingesetzt_haben?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=2011102] According to EDRi-member Chaos Computer Club (CCC), the German government has been using a backdoor Trojan, a spyware that can retrieve private data, and also offers a remote control for uploading and executing other arbitrary programs. CCC has […]

October 19, 2011

Berlusconi's wiretapping law threatens online publishers

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Berlusconis Abhörgesetz bedroht Online-Medien | www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.20_Berlusconis_Abhoergesetz_bedroht_Online-Medien?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20111028] The Italian Parliament has resumed discussions on the very criticised governmental bill that would limit the publication of wiretaps in the news media, forcing at the same time websites to automatically publish corrections at request. But on 12 October 2011 the decision […]

October 19, 2011

Phorm gets back on the European stage

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Phorm zurück auf dem europäischen Parkett | www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.20_Phorm_zurueck_auf_dem_europaeischen_Parkett?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20111028] After its implementation in UK failed, Phorm wants a fresh start by placing its foot in the European market through a partnership deal with Romtelecom in Romania. With no public debate before the launch at the end of September, Romtelecom […]

October 19, 2011 · Blogs

EDPS's Opinion on net neutrality & privacy

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Stellungnahme des EDSB zu Netzneutralität und Datenschutz | www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.20_Stellungnahme_des_EDSB_zu_Netzneutralitaet_und_Datenschutz?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20111028] Peter Hustinx, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) adopted an opinion on 7 October 2011 on the European Commission Communication on the open internet and net neutrality in Europe, stressing the necessity of respecting the fundamental right to privacy […]

October 19, 2011

European Parliament legal service confirms: ACTA may or may not be legal

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Juristischer Dienst des EP bestätigt: ACTA könnte rechtmäßig sein. Oder auch nicht. | www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.20_Juristischer_Dienst_des_EP_bestaetigt_ACTA_koennte_rechtmaessig_sein_oder_auch_nicht?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20111028] Several weeks ago, the International Trade Committee of the European Parliament asked for an opinion from the Parliament’s internal legal service regarding ACTA’s legality and whether or not documents must be made public. At […]

October 19, 2011

ENDitorial: Belgian music industry acts to undermine copyright law

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Belgische Musikindustrie versucht Urheberrecht zu untergraben | www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.20_ENDitorial_Belgische_Musikindustrie_versucht_Urheberrecht_zu_untergraben?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20111028] We have all heard the music industry make claims about the vast amount of “piracy” going on, such as the estimation that from 2008 to 2015, the music industry was going to lose an amount equivalent to the combined […]

October 17, 2011

EDRi organises European activist workshop on PNR

EDRi and nopnr.org are pleased to invite you to a public workshop on the transfer, storage and processing of passenger name records (PNR) with a keynote speech by travel expert and human rights advocate Mr Edward Hasbrouck on Monday, 17 October 7pm @EDRi’s offices Rue Montoyer 39 8th floor 1000 Brussels The keynote speech will […]

October 5, 2011

French Internet users on the verge of being disconnected

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Französischen Internet-Usern drohen Netzsperren | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.19_Franzoesischen_Interne_Usern_drohen_Netzsperren?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20111011] The French authority in charge with fighting copyright infringement, Hadopi, presented on 29 September 2011 its first activity report covering 18 months, beginning of 2010 until June 2011. According to the report, since the beginning of its activity, the first warning stage […]